# Accident 20180701008969A: Beech 58TC, Macinac Island, MI, July 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Macinac Island, MI
- Airport: Mackinac Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8633° N, 84.6442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8633&lon=-84.6442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66568, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66568) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58TC (registry code 1152746, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,131 total, 2,131 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180701008969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY END WHILE BRAKING  DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT DUE TO NO AIRSPEED INDICATED TO PIC.  AIRCRAFT SLID INTO AND PARTIALLY THROUGH AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA407), Jul 1, 2018: Beech 58 (N66568), Mackinac Island, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to remove the pitot tube cover during the preflight inspection, which resulted in his delayed decision to reject the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the…

## Other reports on N66568 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020901029619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901029619I), Sep 1, 2002: Beech 58TC (N66568), Mecosta, MI, Minor damage. (-23) BE-58, N66568 was back taxiing for departure on runway 18, CE-172 (N8142X) turned final for 18. BE-58 exited runway to avoid the CE-172 which landed on…
- [Incident 19920330016879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920330016879I), Mar 30, 1992: Beech 58TC (N66568), Albany, NY. Right engine seized en route. Diverted for landing. First flight after oil change. Expired medical.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.